Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
D MajorD E MajorE Asus4Asus4 x4
E6E6 G#m7G#m7 C# minorC#m B6sus4 x2
Verse 1:
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
You can seal your lips, you can shake your hips,
C# minorC#m B6sus4
I can make that trip
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
And all life's fears could invade my ears
C# minorC#m B6sus4
I can handle it
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
I can call on a friend I can laugh with a friend
C# minorC#m B6sus4
That I know from school
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
Oh and some of them won't 'cus they've still not discovered
C# minorC#m B6sus4
The golden rule
Chorus:
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
I thought some stories I heard from long ago
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
As I went through the perfume garden
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
I haven't yet learned to tame the creature there
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
I think I might be onto something
E6E6 G#m7G#m7 C# minorC#m B6sus4 x2
Verse 2:
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
All across the town and across the street
C# minorC#m B6sus4
You could feel the heat
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
Let me tell you, friend, they could hardly wait
C# minorC#m B6sus4
To mark your sheet
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
It was maximum joy for the men they employed
C# minorC#m B6sus4
To hold you down
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
Well, I hope that now you know that this isn't the bliss
C# minorC#m B6sus4
That you thought you'd found
Chorus:
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
I thought of stories I heard from long ago
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
Meant for my ears, no one else's
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
I haven't yet learned to tame the creature there
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
I think I might be onto something
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
I think I might be onto something
D MajorD E MajorE C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7 x3
C# minorC#m B6sus2 G# minorG#m EMaj9Emaj9
Verse 3:
C# minorC#m B6sus2
Listening hard for the voice of the child
G# minorG#m EMaj7Emaj7
Thought I heard an alarm bell ringing
C# minorC#m B6sus2
Pulled from my sleep by invisible hands
G# minorG#m EMaj7Emaj7
The lady dances, the lady singing.
C# minorC#m B6sus2
I see the faces come into the light
G# minorG#m EMaj7Emaj7
A augmentedA carpet of light that they wrapped around me
C# minorC#m B6sus2
I had the good sense to bide my time
G# minorG#m EMaj7Emaj7
From here on in we must move more slowly.
E6E6 G#m7G#m7 C# minorC#m B6sus4
Verse 1:
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
You can seal your lips, you can shake your hips,
C# minorC#m B6sus4
I can make that trip
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
And all life's fears could invade my ears
C# minorC#m B6sus4
I can handle it
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
I can call on a friend I can laugh with a friend
C# minorC#m B6sus4
That I know from school
E6E6 G#m7G#m7
Oh and some of them won't 'cus they've still not discovered
C# minorC#m B6sus4
The golden rule
C# minorC#m B6sus2 G# minorG#m x2
Outro:
C# minorC#m B6sus2
Listen hard for the ghost of the child
EMaj7Emaj7
And you may hear an alarm bell ringing
C# minorC#m B6sus2
Pulled from your sleep by invisible hands
EMaj7Emaj7
The distant sound of a lady singing.